Web Accessibility at its core reduces down to identifying any possible difficulties that could arise for an individual and then— finding their solutions. In this post, I’d like to focus on those two areas…

In order to help everyone realize the magnitude and gravity of the aforementioned issue, I have decided to provide a number of examples of both everyday difficulties and everyday solutions.

Examples of difficulties

using scissors if you are left-handed

writing transcripts of the Spanish Language channel with no prior knowledge of the Spanish language

moving your baby grand piano to the downstairs lounge by yourself

getting your child to not throw tantrums in the grocery store

pretending to not notice the person collecting donations in front of Walmart

letting the person driving the car in front of you know that they have just cut you off

having a YouTube video be just as funny to you as the person you’re currently showing it to

telling your younger sister to stop asking, “why?”

getting others to believe you when you say, “I meant to do that.”

convincing the opposite sex that you do not have cooties

getting students to respect you as a substitute teacher

Examples of solutions

sliced bread

the Ove Glove

parachutes

eating peas and mashed potatoes with the spork

Daylight Savings time

the wheel

your grandmother’s hearing aid

saying, “I know you are, but what am I?” when made fun of

Snuggies

the interrobang— !?

trying to get the telemarketer to buy your used pocket lint when they call you

passing off your new glasses as cool because they’re actually the x-ray vision kind

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This may come across as if I’m making light of a serious situation; that is not my intent. My hope is that by presenting relatable scenarios, accessibility can become an issue that matters to everyone.